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ERIC Number: EJ1215520
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1755-2273
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Examining the Graduate Attribute Agenda in Australian Universities
Cook, Peta S.
Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, v11 n3 p49-62 Dec 2018
Graduate attributes refer to an amalgamation of cognitive, personal, interpersonal and social skills, abilities and qualities that students are expected to develop and apply during and after their degree programme. They have been widely adopted across higher education in Australia and internationally. In this article, I review some of the continuing problems of graduate attributes in the Australian higher education sector some twenty years after their introduction, including the concepts of employability and work readiness, the processes of mapping and resourcing and whether graduate attributes are generic. This examination foregrounds the ongoing pitfalls of graduate attributes in relation to their purpose, contextualisation and implementation. While there remains potential positive student and institutional outcomes from graduate attributes, the continuing problems of resourcing and the diversity of roles and purposes that universities serve for students and communities, are being overlooked.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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